"Cuban woman lashes out at the attitudes of some newcomers: 'I took in 6 people at my home and now none of them talk to me.'"

A Cuban on TikTok, @rieteconary, responded to a comment criticizing the attitude of some Cubans who have recently arrived in the U.S., who, according to her, do not contribute in the homes that welcome them and prefer to send money and top-ups to Cuba.

In her video, she shared her experience of having welcomed six people into her home, who did not contribute financially and distanced themselves from her. "I give you entry to my house, to my temple, to my home... I provide you with a roof, I provide you with a bed... and today, none of them talk to me," the creator expressed.

@rieteconary emphasized that although not all newcomers are like this, she believes that the majority are, as she says, they prefer to "send recharge to Cuba, packages to Cuba, money to Cuba," without first worrying about stabilizing in their new life. "If you don't help yourself first, you can't help anyone," she stated, criticizing that after receiving their help, many migrants end up distanced from their family or friends.

The video has generated many supportive reactions and comments from users sharing similar experiences: “That’s why I neither reload, nor send, nor anything. Everyone should figure it out however they can”; “That’s how it is, my brother-in-law arrived and the one who ended up on the street is me”; “You are completely right, I lived the same thing as you and now I’m the bad one”; “It couldn’t be clearer”; “You’re literally right, it’s what it is”; “Exactly, I helped in Uruguay and now they don’t even talk to me, and before leaving Cuba, they were good friends.”

However, there were also criticisms of the tone of the video. A user commented: "What are they going to thank you for with that aggressiveness you display, girl? Do good and don't look at whom," prompting a humorous response from the creator.

Despite the divided opinions, the debate this video has sparked reveals a recurring tension within the Cuban diaspora, where expectations of aid and the lack of reciprocity generate conflicts.